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Communication: FOURTH PERIOD

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There are several layer within the a typical DCS., each with it's own responsibilities. Which of the levels below is responsible for the seamless merging of process control information and managing the business side of production?
From the answers below, chooses the best answer that does not affect the transmission of a signal with metal wire or cable.
Which of the answers below is not a parameter of the H1 transmission system resource block?
Which of the recommended standards below is best describes as a DTE to DCE connection only?
Which of the answers below best represents the additional requirements to allow protocol conversion?
Digital signals are, either specific or transitory, voltage levels represent states of logic. Which of the signal encoding methods below uses voltage levels to represent logic states?
Which of the Hart access methods below can be best described as one that field devices must be instructed by a controller module to preform any action?
Modbus has standard command codes to allow the master to access information from it's slaves. Which of the commands below would be used to write the contents of a holding register to the slave device
Which of the cable types are best used for the spur cables in an H1 transmission system?
Sometimes a controller module cannot execute the logic that is required. Which of the subsystems below would be able to execute this logic?
The installation of a SCADA system has several difficulties associated with it. Which of the challenges below would be best defined as one that implements two separate communication systems to ensure redundancy for critical processes?
During day-to-day operation of an industrial network, some device addresses may change depending on the needs of the system. Which of the answers represents the normal state of a physical address during normal operations?
There are numerous threats to the security of a DCS. Which of the security measures below would used be to prevent unauthorized changes from an operator?
Which of the error detection methods below best relates to the term "BCC"?
There are several stages in the alarm lifecycle. Which of these stages is the alarm system tested and replacements done if required?
In a typical GUI, values take one of four generic indicators. Which of the indicators below would best be used with discrete data where more information is needed?
Which of the components below best represents the letter "C"?
There are several types of converters. Which one of the answers below is best known as a "Bridges"?
There are several fields in an Ethernet message frame structure. Which of the answers represent the total amount of fields in an Ethernet message frame?
There are numerous I/O modules that a typical DCS has access to. Which of the modules below is described as one that can have 8, 16, or 32 inputs powered by 24Vdc, or 120Vac??
Which answer below best represents the recommended standard for a null modem cable?
Which of the answers below is not an advantage of digital communications to field devices?
In a typical GUI, values take one of four generic indicators. Which of the indicators below would best used where discrete data needs to be provided, but a simple colour change will suffice?
One of the layers of the OSI manages access to be able to transmit data. Which of the answers below represents that layer?
There are many conventions to the creation of tags in a HMI. Which of those conventions would best describe the part of a tag that the arrows are pointing to in the picture below?